Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-07-27
THE OHIO DEMOCRACY.

The Ohio Democratic State Convention
was called to order at Cleveland at II A.
M. last Thursday. At least 5000 specta-
tors, many of them ladies, were present..
Senator Henry B. Payne entered the hall
just before. the convention opened and was
loudly cheered.
There was no temporary organization,
and Hon. Geo. E. Seney, of Tiftin, at once
took his place as permanent chairman. In
his speech Mr.. Seney said there no quar-
rels in the Democratic family. Every
Democrat seemed to know who would De
his candidate in 1888, and all were satls-
fed. 1Applause. He eulogized ex.Sen-
ator Thurman, saying that he would have
honored the office of Governor. After
speaking of the various candidates for
Governor, he said all was not harmony in
the Republican party. Every tomahaWk
and scalping knife, he declared, was sharp
ened for the approaching Republican Con.
vention. His reference to the Presidential
contest between Blaine and Sherman was
%applauded. Referring to Cleveland's ad-
m%inistratioD, he said that so we'll had his
power been used that now it has little if
any opposition, except from those who ex-
pect to ask favors from the Republican
party. About civil service reform, he
said: "While all Democrats give the adj
ministration hearty support, there are
many who would feel better satisfied II
all the Republicans remaining in office
were promiscuously turned out and their
places filled by Democrats. AS to this
feature of the situation, the resolves OF this
convention ought not to be uncertain IN
meaning or sound. If we believe that
Democrats, instead of Republicans, should
assist a Democratic President in admins
&os;~~ {ha nx,orprpnnf lat nc h4V va the
courage of our convictions, and here now
so declare. fit be civil service law that
keeps Republicans in and Democrats out
of the public service, let us strike boldly
and high and demand of our party repre-
sentatives at Washington, in the Senate
and House, to labor and vote for the i'm
mediate and unconditional repeal of the
law" Referring to pensions, he declared
that the Democracy had Increased the
pension of the soldiers widows from eight
to twelve dollars per month. His party,
he said, had put Al 900 new pensioners on
the rolls. Respecting private pensions,
he said Grant approved 4S5 OF these bills,
Hayes 1903, Garfield and Arthur 1876, and
Cleveland, in two years, SOB.
The platform was here reported ana
adopted without a dissenting vote. 1t
strongly endorses the administration, de-
mdnQS u reVlSlOu VI lle ldIlu ld"o auu
opposes a reduction of the tax on liquors.
Nominations for Governor were then
called for. James +. Campbell, Thomas
l.. Powell and Martin A. Foran were
placed in nomination. On the second ballot
Powell was declared the nominee and his
nomination was made unanimous. The
ticket was then completed and the Con-
v~ention adjourned sine die.
Mr.. Powell, the nominee for Governor,
is forty. three years old. He is of Welsh
descent, and wa born at Delaware, Della
ware county, Ohio. While a student at
the Ohio Wesleyan University in 1864, he
enlisted as a private in an Ohio regiment
and served four months. subsequently
he graduated, and having studied law
with Col. w. p. Reid, formed a partner
ship with him. His political career began
in 1870, when he was a speaker for Gree
ley. In 1875 he was nominated TOR attor-
ney general, and had the distinction OF a
defeat by a smaller majority than William
Allen. Contrary to his wishes he was
nominated for Congress in 1882, n dthough
defeated by Gen. James S. Robinson, ne
reduced the Republican majority to ~.
In 1884 he headed the Democratic electo-
raj ticket, and in 1885 he served as chair
man of the Democratic State committee.
During the past four years he has had a
law office in Columbus, Ohio.
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